Heel plate



y 8, 1934.. 1... WEINSTEIN 1,957,563

HEEL PLATE Filed July 8, 1932 firm/ma Patented May 8, 1934 HEEL PLATELeon Weinstein, St. Louis, Mo.

Application July 8, 1932, Serial No. 621,346

4 Claims.

This invention relates to a certain new and useful improvement inheel-plates and has for its object the provision of a heel-plate thatmay be cheaply and economically manufactured, that may be readilyattached to the shoe-heel, and which as a wear-plate is durable andefficient.

And with the above and other objects in view, my invention resides inthe novel features of form, construction, arrangement, and combinationof parts presently described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawing,

Figure l is a plan view of the die-cut blank for the formation of theheel-plate of my invention;

Figure 2 is an inverted plan view of the heelplate of my invention;

Figures 3 and 4 are, respectively, transverse and longitudinallysectional views of the plate taken approximately along the lines 3-3 and4l, Figure 2;

Figure 5 is a reduced elevational view of the plate in operativeattached location on a shoeheel;

Figure 6 is a plan view of the die-cut-blank for the formation of aslightly modified heel-plate embodying my invention;

Figure '7 is an inverted plan view of the modifled plate constructedfrom the blank of Figure 6; and

Figure 8 is a reduced plan View of the modified plate of Figure '7 inoperative attached position on a shoe-heel.

Referring now more in detail and by reference characters to the drawing,which illustrates practical embodiments of my invention, the finishedplate A, Figure 2, is constructed of a die or otherwise cut, stamped, orformed sheet-metal blank, Figure l, which includes a body-portion aofgeneral segmental contour having integral extensions b, cc, and d of theform or shape shown upon its four margins. By means then of suitableforming dies, either compound with or separate from the cutting orstamping die, said several extensions are bent laterally to rearwardlyproject approximately at right-angles to the under face of the body aand respectively provide upon the body a;

A rear or outer flange 1 extending from side to side of body it alongthe body outer margin, of greatest height in the so-called longitudinalcenter of body a and then tapering in height toward the opposite ends orsides of body a, and 55. preferably equipped with a sharp edge;

Suitably pointed outer corner prongs 2 and side flanges 3; and

Suitably pointed inner corner prongs 4 and an inner flange 5.

As shown, the side flanges 3 are each preferably provided with a sharpedge, are presented rearwardly along the body-side margins, and taper inheight from the outer prongs 2 towards the inner prongs 4, while thepreferably also sharp-edged 'mner flange 5 is presented rearwardly alongthe body inner margin. Further, as shown, the outer prongs 2 align orregister with the respective side flanges 3 and the inner prongs 4 alignor register with the inner flange 5. Thus the inner prongs 4 areangularly disposed with respect to the outer prongs 2, and the opposedprongs 2 and 4 consequently efficiently function in securing the plate Ato and upon a shell heel without the employment of any additionalsecuring or fastening devices.

7 Within its area, the plate-body a is also formed with a series ofsuitably spaced radially disposed body-re-enforcing depressions 6pressed rearwardly, as shown, from the outer face of the body and ofgreatest width and depth adjacent the body outer margin, the severalrespective depressions 6 tapering in width and depth towards the bodyinner margin, where said depressions are each approximately pointed andof little or exceedingly shallow depth.

As so constructed, the plate A may be readily attached to a heel Hwithout the employment of any additional fastening elements, the prongs2 and 4 and flanges 3 and 5 functioning not only to securely retain theplate upon the heel, but to also prevent the entrance intermediate theplate and heel of any foreign particles that might work to loosen theplate.

Further, the depressions 6 give the plate a roughened work surface,preventing slipping and adding to the wearing properties of the plate.

The modified heel-plate A of Figures 6, '7, and 8 follows generally thestructural form and contour of plate A, except that the flange 5 isomitted and replaced by a tongue 7 extending inwardly in approximatelythe plane of the body a and provided centrally with an aperture, as at8, whereby the plate A may be first pivotally attached to the heel orlift H and then swung to the desired location, the attachment of theplate A to the heel lift I-l being re-enforced by additional fasteningmembers, if desired, for which purpose the plate A adjacent its outermargin has suitably spaced accommodating openings 9 adapted first forregistration with some of the nail-openings with which standardrubber-heellifts, such as the lift A, are usually provided. As soconstructed, this form of the plate is especially adapted for use withrubber-heel-lifts and temporarily attached may be supplied the dealerdirectly with the lift, the plate being subsequently fixed to theheel-lift by the user at the location desired.

In either form, the plate fulfills in every respect the object stated,and it is to be understood that changes in the form, construction,arrangement, and combination of the several parts of the plate may bemade and substituted for those herein shown and described withoutdeparting from the nature and principle of my invention. 1

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLeters Patent is,-

1. A shoe-heel plate integrally including an approximately segmentalmetallic body having inwardly converging side margins, an arcuate outermargin connecting the outer ends of the side margins, and an innermargin chordwise connecting the inner ends of the side margins,heel-attaching lateral prongs presented rearwardly from the body at theouter ends of its side margins, other heel-attaching lateral prongspresented rearwardly from the body at the outer corners of its innermargin, lateral flanges presented rearwardly from the body and extendingalong its side margins from said outer prongs to its inner margin, asecond lateral flange presented rearwardly from the body and extendingalong the inner margin from one inner prong to the other inner prong,and a third lateral flange presented rearwardly from the body andextending along its outer margin from one outer prong to the other outerprong, said prongs each having a length greater than the height of saidflanges, said side flanges being of greatest height adjacent the outerprongs and tapering in height toward the body inner margin.

2. In a heel plate, an approximately segmental metallic body havinginwardly converging side margins, an arcuate outer margin connecting theouter ends of the side margins, and an inner margin chordwise connectingthe inner ends of the side margins, the body being integrally formedalong its margins with lateral rearwardly presented flanges and withinthe confines of said flanges with a series of spaced radial depressionspressed rearwardly from the body outer face, said depressions being ofgreatest depth adjacent the body outer margin and tapering in depthtoward the body inner margin.

3. In a heel plate, an approximately segmental metallic body havinginwardly converging side margins, an arcuate outer margin connecting theouter ends of the side margins, and an inner margin chordwise connectingthe inner ends of the side margins, the body being integrally formedalong its margins with lateral rearwardly presented flanges and withinthe confines of said flanges with a series of spaced radial depressionspressed rearwardly from the body outer face, said depressions being ofgreatest width and depth adjacent the body outer mar gin and tapering inwidth and depth toward the body inner margin.

4. In a heel plate, an approximately segmental metallic body havinginwardly converging side margins, an arcuate outer margin connecting theouter ends of the side margins, and an inner margin chordwise connectingthe inner ends of the side margins, the body being integrally formedalong its margins with lateral rearwardly presented flanges and withinthe confines of said flanges with a series of spaced radial depressionspressed outer face, said depressions being of greatest width and depthadjacent the body outer margin and tapering in width and depth towardthe body inner margin, and the side margin flanges also tapering indepth toward the body inner rearwardly from the body 7

